For my last post in this week’s series on the Tsitsikamma I featuring a thing and not an activity. The Big Tree is probably one of the best known landmarks in the area and a very popular stop for tourists. An easy 500 meter boardwalk takes visitors to one of the giants of the forest. I haven’t been to the Big Tree for a couple of years and one of the things I noticed while there was that the signs no state that its about 1000 years old. When I used to guide everything said 800 years so either its aged quite a lot since the road upgrade or they now know something they didn’t a couple of years ago. Anyhow, the Outeniqua Yellowwood (South Africa’s national tree) stands almost 40m high and has a girth of around 9m.
I loved this little trail with the big trees and also saw a few asblom which are very unusual. That whole area requires months to explore. Guess I'll just have to go back.
Ahhhhh great memories. Diane
Oh I love that spot.
Amazing! Reminds me of the Redwoods here in the states.
I always visit the big tree when I visit the garden route. It is impossible to capture the size of these magnificent trees in a photograph though.